List of Famous people who died in 2002

Vesta M. Roy was a Republican New Hampshire politician. She was the first woman to serve as both the President of the New Hampshire Senate and Acting Governor of New Hampshire. She began her brief time as acting governor when the sitting governor fell ill and died prior to the end of his term.

Norbert Arnold Wilhelm Richard Schultze was a prolific German composer of film music and a member of the NSDAP and of Joseph Goebbels' staff during World War II. He is best remembered for having written the melody of the World War II classic "Lili Marleen", originally a poem from the 1915 book Die kleine Hafenorgel by Hans Leip.

Avery Lawrence Schreiber was an American actor and comedian. He was a veteran of stage, television, and movies who came to prominence in the 1960s in a comedy duo with Jack Burns. He acted in an array of acting roles mostly on television sitcoms and a series of popular advertisements for Doritos tortilla chips.

Margaret Virginia "Bibi" Osterwald was an American actress.

Billie Bird Sellen, better known professionally as Billie Bird, was an American actress and comedian.

Jim Mitchell was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Deputy Leader of Fine Gael from 2001 to 2002, Minister for Communications from 1984 to 1987, Minister for Transport from 1982 to 1987, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1982 to 1984, Minister for Justice from 1981 to 1982 and Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1976 to 1977. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 2002.